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in his appearance the president said the romney/ryan claims about obama care just were not true. ryan is back on the campaign trail this morning. he'll be in miami in about two hours and then it's on to orlando. >> florida senator marco rubio had a pretty tough time getting back to washington last night. seems his american airlines flight was delayed so he used the extra time to tweet about it a lot. american air says maintenance problem, yet suddenly group of new passengers boarding, holding plane to get connectors on from delayed flight? delaying flight for maintenance to squeeze connectors from other flight, oldest trick in book. feel bad for crew. some saw it and tweeted back afterward saying thanks for your patience, marco, we hope you have a great flight. rubio was headed back to washington to vote on a spending measure to fund a measure to fund the government until march. rubio voted against it. the measure passed. >> ann romney was on a flight that had to be delayed. >> the charter flight landed safely. no one was injured. >> i think i'm going to tweet next time i have so
in his appearance the president said the romney/ryan claims about obama care just were not true. ryan is back on the campaign trail this morning. he'll be in miami in about two hours and then it's on to orlando. >> florida senator marco rubio had a pretty tough time getting back to washington last night. seems his american airlines flight was delayed so he used the extra time to tweet about it a lot. american air says maintenance problem, yet suddenly group of new passengers boarding,...
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. >> you point out that then senator barack obama, 2004 relative unknown. here we are 2012 relative unknown mayor of san antonio. what has he done for his city. >> reporter: he talks about the brain power in the city. that's why he is pushing for the sales tax hike to fund pre-kindergarten programs for lower income students. a lot of his critics say he's a lot like president obama. he's being celebrated and put on this spotlight way too soon. he doesn't have the accomplishments that other politicians in this position should already have. he's got his fair share of critics but he's also won his last election with 82% of the vote. the critics are out there but he's popular in san antonio. >> wow, 82%. thank you for that. no pressure for him. so many people looking for the quote, unquote obama moment for this mayor. we'll look for it and talk about it tomorrow. thank you. >>> a detroit man confesses to shooting four people. two of them die. the suspect then calls the police to surrender and get this, police never show up. you won't believe what the suspect had
. >> you point out that then senator barack obama, 2004 relative unknown. here we are 2012 relative unknown mayor of san antonio. what has he done for his city. >> reporter: he talks about the brain power in the city. that's why he is pushing for the sales tax hike to fund pre-kindergarten programs for lower income students. a lot of his critics say he's a lot like president obama. he's being celebrated and put on this spotlight way too soon. he doesn't have the accomplishments that...
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president obama touted way calls an all of the above approach. one focused on increasing domestic production, improving car and building efficiency and developing alternative energy sources. he says america can't drill its way to lower gas prices. >> there are no short-term silver bullets, i directed my administration to look for every area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead. >> reporter: on wednesday three house democrats sent the president a letter asking him to develop a, quote, aggressive strategy for releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve to ease oil prices. the white house says they've taken no response off the table. cnn, washington. >>> the national average $3.67 for regular unleaded up 30 cents in a month ago. josh levs is back to show us where all the money is going, where you can find the cheapest prices. my plan of driving by and driving by and driving by saying i'm not going there is not working. we'll come up with a strategy now. >> you're wasting gasoline. then you need another gallon. le
president obama touted way calls an all of the above approach. one focused on increasing domestic production, improving car and building efficiency and developing alternative energy sources. he says america can't drill its way to lower gas prices. >> there are no short-term silver bullets, i directed my administration to look for every area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead. >> reporter: on wednesday three house democrats sent the president a letter...
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senator, i hate to break it to you, but we're going to keep president obama on the job. [ cheers and applause ] >> so let's view the speech from opposing perspectives on. the left, roland martin. on the right, will cain, a cnn contributor and analyst for the blaze. welcome, gentlemen. >> good morning, carol. we should point out to the viewer that that was not the entire speech. that was highlights. the entire speech was 49 minutes. i know that seemed long. but the real thing was much, much longer. >> he ad libbed nearly half the speech. >> you know what, carol? >> yeah. >> you know what? here's what is amazing. a lot of people talk about bill clinton's speech in 1988 at the democratic national convention in atlanta, how long it was, that was 36 minutes. i was on the floor. in that room. trust me, nobody ever even felt like 50 minutes. probably for will cain it was 50 minutes of getting his butt kicked, it was painful for him, so i'm sure he did not want to have to have that feeling for 50 minutes. >> before we go on, we have to show the image the democrats would say the coupe de gras
senator, i hate to break it to you, but we're going to keep president obama on the job. [ cheers and applause ] >> so let's view the speech from opposing perspectives on. the left, roland martin. on the right, will cain, a cnn contributor and analyst for the blaze. welcome, gentlemen. >> good morning, carol. we should point out to the viewer that that was not the entire speech. that was highlights. the entire speech was 49 minutes. i know that seemed long. but the real thing was...
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and 40 years in the senate, and president obama achieved that. he got that over the goal line and we are excited to talk about those accomplishments. >> do you think that the first two years in office, and he had a democratic majority in the senate and the house, and do you think that you could have pushed through more in that time before you lost it? >> it is so funny, because a lot of people will talk to me about this. let's think about the times we were in losing 800,000 jobs every month, and the economy teetering and about to go off of the cliff and the auto industry about to be decimated, and he saved the auto industry, and brought the economy back to the point of stability, and now growth 29 months of consecutive private sector job improvement. so those are big, big problems that we didn't even realize how huge they were until we got into the transition, and walked into the white house. so we had to deal with that and get health care done at the same time when he had a congress that was saying, a republicans who were saying no way, no how,
and 40 years in the senate, and president obama achieved that. he got that over the goal line and we are excited to talk about those accomplishments. >> do you think that the first two years in office, and he had a democratic majority in the senate and the house, and do you think that you could have pushed through more in that time before you lost it? >> it is so funny, because a lot of people will talk to me about this. let's think about the times we were in losing 800,000 jobs...
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with senator obama that ridiculed senator clinton four years ago that said let's mandate homelessness to be gone from america in that everybody thoos buy a home. we talked about the economic issues but the fif igt thing would be, fifth graders have hope and change for a full employment economy because they -- by the time they graduate from high school, get out of bratss, they, their parents and grand parents will have the first full employment economy since they were basically around right now. if this is the path we're supposed to go on with these five things in toe, i think the romney campaign needs to take this to the american people and ask can we afford these five things for four more years with president obama. >> you both brought it and that's it. we'll leave it there. we have other news to tell you about. thank you both. love the energy this morning. >> thanks, randi. >>> still ahead, secret service agents and prostitutes, it led to embarrassment for the agency but did it compromise security in come colombia. we'll take you there next. >>> we're waiting on the world to wake up
with senator obama that ridiculed senator clinton four years ago that said let's mandate homelessness to be gone from america in that everybody thoos buy a home. we talked about the economic issues but the fif igt thing would be, fifth graders have hope and change for a full employment economy because they -- by the time they graduate from high school, get out of bratss, they, their parents and grand parents will have the first full employment economy since they were basically around right now....
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then senator barack obama speaking at the university of virginia. looks like, of course, it was recorded at a stf have tv station, and that tv station, a cnn affiliate, and cnn covered a lot of the networks covered, as a matter of fact. it was not recently dug up, and it is not new. joe johns is watching the story very closely from washington. joe, first of all, in covering the candidate, i know it's not new. i mean, we all saw this speech. we covered it, and we covered the whole issue of reverend wright. very extensively with the president and even with the first lady in putting many questions to them about this. what's the fuss? >> well, suzanne, you know and i know this is a political year. it could be -- thinking they have an exclusive, running with it as soon as they saw it. either way safe to say, yes, this is old news. the reason it gets attention from conservative -- it's really -- he has never fully shared with the american people but shaped his policies behind the scenes. for example, that's the premise of binesh's movie out in theaters. i
then senator barack obama speaking at the university of virginia. looks like, of course, it was recorded at a stf have tv station, and that tv station, a cnn affiliate, and cnn covered a lot of the networks covered, as a matter of fact. it was not recently dug up, and it is not new. joe johns is watching the story very closely from washington. joe, first of all, in covering the candidate, i know it's not new. i mean, we all saw this speech. we covered it, and we covered the whole issue of...
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that could have easily derailed the campaign of senator barack obama. he dealt with it and got out of it. but you never know what can happen based upon one interview, one event. it could change the game. that's why you don't get out. way too early from a delegate standpoint. >> i agree. the poor comments i don't think have trickled down and have the effect that they're going to have and gingrich and ron paul can take advantage of that. and to your point, will, he didn't win all the demographics. he lost the demographic of those who make $30,000 or less. so blue colors, he cannot win without their vote, do not see that this is a guy that will fight for them. >> nothing succeeds like success, in politics and in life. and hi won tonight and he won big and he has momentum. the other candidates have to prove to their funders that they should continue to give them money. this is where the super pac story comes in. there's little incentive for a candidate to get out of the race if he's still getting millions from a super pac. so if sheldon says to newt gingric
that could have easily derailed the campaign of senator barack obama. he dealt with it and got out of it. but you never know what can happen based upon one interview, one event. it could change the game. that's why you don't get out. way too early from a delegate standpoint. >> i agree. the poor comments i don't think have trickled down and have the effect that they're going to have and gingrich and ron paul can take advantage of that. and to your point, will, he didn't win all the...
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we can't afford to not take back the senate and we can't afford to not defeat president obama. >> what would you say to him? >> i've already communicated to him but it's no secret how we feel. we were one of the first ones to call on him to get out of the race. >> get out. some gop elders have spoken out and have talked about the tea party influence on the republican party and specifically i want to read you something that dan quayle said. he said they're posed to anything that is perceived as being any kind of establishment that is conservative. he said ha is craziness. this is bob dole. there's this undercurrent of rigid on kerve schism where you don't dare not tow the line. what do you say about that? >> i completely disagree with them. i would say that they're living in the bubble in washington, d.c. and have no clue what the p tea party movement is about. if you look at what scott walker did in wisconsin, they knew they had a serious problem and did what was necessary to fix it. they defeated that recall overwhelmingly. this movement is all about the responsibility of limited gove
we can't afford to not take back the senate and we can't afford to not defeat president obama. >> what would you say to him? >> i've already communicated to him but it's no secret how we feel. we were one of the first ones to call on him to get out of the race. >> get out. some gop elders have spoken out and have talked about the tea party influence on the republican party and specifically i want to read you something that dan quayle said. he said they're posed to anything...
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that could have derailed the campaign of senator barack obama, and he dealt with it and gave the speech and got out of it. it could literally change the game. that's why you don't get out. wait. >> to eric's point kerlier, the poor comments i don't think have trickled down and had the effect i think they're going to have. gingrich and frankly ron paul can take advantage of that, and to your point, will, he didn't win all the demographics. he lost demographic much people who make $30,000 or less. that underscores the fact na blue collar workers which can't win without their vote do not see that this is a guy who will fight for them. >> here's the basic fact, though. nothing succeeds like success if in politics and in life. okay? and he won tonight, and he won big and he has momentum it. the other candidates have to prove to their funders that they should continue to give them money. this is where the super pac story comes in, because there's very little incentive for a candidate to get out of the race if he's still getting millions of dollars from a super pac. if sheldon says to newt gin
that could have derailed the campaign of senator barack obama, and he dealt with it and gave the speech and got out of it. it could literally change the game. that's why you don't get out. wait. >> to eric's point kerlier, the poor comments i don't think have trickled down and had the effect i think they're going to have. gingrich and frankly ron paul can take advantage of that, and to your point, will, he didn't win all the demographics. he lost demographic much people who make $30,000...
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but for barack obama, in particular, he came out of nowhere. he burst on the scene. you remember when he gave that keynote address in 2004. he wasn't even in the united states senate yet. and he did it because of his oratory. and i talked toa source who's familiar with the speech last night who set the bar pretty high. this is a little dangerous in politics but he said he read the speech and it was along those lines of, you know, soaring rhetoric but also biting when it comes to from their perspective, the indictment of the romney philosophy and point of view. >> all right. dana, i can hardly wait to see who else you run into. run into. >> you and your twin sister next time. >> we'll bring you back. thanks again. appreciate it. >>> both party promising to move mountains for the middle class. well, today's tough economy, what does it mean to be middle class in the first place? we're going to take a look. questions. when you're caring for a loved one with alzheimer's, not a day goes by that you don't have them. questions about treatment where to go for extra help, how
but for barack obama, in particular, he came out of nowhere. he burst on the scene. you remember when he gave that keynote address in 2004. he wasn't even in the united states senate yet. and he did it because of his oratory. and i talked toa source who's familiar with the speech last night who set the bar pretty high. this is a little dangerous in politics but he said he read the speech and it was along those lines of, you know, soaring rhetoric but also biting when it comes to from their...
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and then the next week, when republicanhad their convention, president obama, then senator obama campaigned three of the four days. so if you go back to the '80s and '90s, you had this thing where candidates would extend this courtesy and wouldn't be campaigning during the other party's nominating party. but you saw in 2000, al gore and george w. bush, they laid low. in 2004, though, it started to ratchet up. you saw dick cheney campaigning and then you saw john kerry and john edwards, both the president and vice presidential democratic picks campaigning. so it used to be the way things are, but it's definitely on steroids this year. i suspect it's the new normal. >> yeah, i know that's so prehistoric now. the president, he's going to be campaigning during all of this. tell us about it. >> that's right. he'll be going to iowa, colorado, and virginia, and he'll be going to universities, to college campuses. he's targeting the youth vote which was key for him in 2008, and this is very important for him as is the hispanic vote, the black vote. women vote, independent voters. this is one piece
and then the next week, when republicanhad their convention, president obama, then senator obama campaigned three of the four days. so if you go back to the '80s and '90s, you had this thing where candidates would extend this courtesy and wouldn't be campaigning during the other party's nominating party. but you saw in 2000, al gore and george w. bush, they laid low. in 2004, though, it started to ratchet up. you saw dick cheney campaigning and then you saw john kerry and john edwards, both the...
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with huge democrat majorities in the house and the senate, president obama was free to pursue any policy he pleased. did he fix the economy? no. did he tackle the housing crisis? no. did he get american back to work? no. he spent $787 billion on a stimulus bill that didn't work and put us on track to borrow and spend $5 trillion in just his first term. he forced through obama care. a trillion dollar entitlement we didn't want and we certainly can't afford. he took over auto companies and student loans. he stacked the national labor relations board with union yes men who in turn did favors for his campaign contributors. and his favorite friends. when we needed stability, and solvency, he gave us solyndra. when we needed a climate for private investment, he gave us cash for clunkers. when we needed more domestic energy to keep prices low and to create jobs, he imposed bans on drilling and turned his epa regulators loose to slow our development of natural gas. and he spearheaded one of the largest expansions of government in american history and he's paying with -- paying for all that with
with huge democrat majorities in the house and the senate, president obama was free to pursue any policy he pleased. did he fix the economy? no. did he tackle the housing crisis? no. did he get american back to work? no. he spent $787 billion on a stimulus bill that didn't work and put us on track to borrow and spend $5 trillion in just his first term. he forced through obama care. a trillion dollar entitlement we didn't want and we certainly can't afford. he took over auto companies and...
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president obama has touted what he calls and all of the above approach to the energy policy. one focused on increasing domestic production, improving car efficiency and developing alternative sources. he said america can't drill its way to lower prices. >> while there are no short term silver bullets, i've directed my administration to look for every single area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead. >> reporter: on wednesday, three house democrats sent the president a letter asking him to develop an aggressive strategy to release oil from the reserves. the white house says they've taken no response off the table. atho athena jones, cnn, washington. >> gas prices will be a big topic sunday morning on "state of the union" with candy crowley. she will ask if the president successfully made his case to fight rising prices or $5 will become the norm. that begins at 9:00 eastern. don't miss that. >>> just three days to go before a pair of key primaries in arizona and michigan. rick santorum's national lead has shrunk to a single point. it's that close.
president obama has touted what he calls and all of the above approach to the energy policy. one focused on increasing domestic production, improving car efficiency and developing alternative sources. he said america can't drill its way to lower prices. >> while there are no short term silver bullets, i've directed my administration to look for every single area where we can make an impact and help consumers in the months ahead. >> reporter: on wednesday, three house democrats sent...
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the obama campaign is trying to, you know, portrait mitt romney as a flip-flopper, and they also go back and foint to, you know, his philosophy or his stance on abortion back when he was governor of massachusetts. that's different from now, fred. >> there's also a chance that the next president will select at least one supreme court justice. right now the court is evenly split on the issue of abortion. is romney downplaying the importance of abortion rights over the next four years? >> good question, because, yes, most likely the next president, be it president obama or mitt romney, as the first-term president will have at least one, maybe two supreme court picks to make. it is interesting here because, you know, besides what the campaigns are saying, you're seeing a lot of independent groups like planned parenthood on one side and seeing social conservatives on the other side playing this issue up. how much do social issues matter? compared to the economy, not so much, but in a very close election, in a very close election, which it seems to be shaping up that way, these issues do matte
the obama campaign is trying to, you know, portrait mitt romney as a flip-flopper, and they also go back and foint to, you know, his philosophy or his stance on abortion back when he was governor of massachusetts. that's different from now, fred. >> there's also a chance that the next president will select at least one supreme court justice. right now the court is evenly split on the issue of abortion. is romney downplaying the importance of abortion rights over the next four years?...
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. >> barack obama was talking about a quiet riot today. it was not a reference to '80s heavy metal band unfortunately. the senator waded into the controversial waters of race at a university in virginia. done little to quell a brewing storm. compared it to what fueled the l.a. riots. >> tucker carlson worked for msnbc back in the day. even the headline in 2007, obama, quiet riot, could erupt like l.a. riots. editorial director of the nation national, welcome, ron. desperate from that 47% thing, is this tape important in any way? >> reporter: i think probably not very significant for several reasons. you point out one of them. this was hardly a secret tape. it's in the tape library of most of the networks, including cnn. it was a publicly covered event. it was discussed not only with tucker but on fox. abc talked about it. two other points maybe more important than the fact that it was widely shared, what he said is not that remarkable for a democratic politician, in particular, white or black. the idea that an absence of opportunity and ki
. >> barack obama was talking about a quiet riot today. it was not a reference to '80s heavy metal band unfortunately. the senator waded into the controversial waters of race at a university in virginia. done little to quell a brewing storm. compared it to what fueled the l.a. riots. >> tucker carlson worked for msnbc back in the day. even the headline in 2007, obama, quiet riot, could erupt like l.a. riots. editorial director of the nation national, welcome, ron. desperate from...
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this is very similar, i think, to then senator obama in 2008, where michelle obama was extremely effective in terms of describing a different side of him. it's up to the politician, the person who we're voting for, to be able to say this is how i connect with you. the advice they would give mitt romney is study your wife's speech, and realizethat when you're able to tell more of your personal story, people will then say, oh, i do identify with you. i remember interviewing bishop tj jakes. people talk about him preaching all across the world, 30,000 members, and his house and his cars. but there was a time when he had 50 members, and he dug ditches, and his wife was on food stamps to feed the family. he said, that also was bishop td jakes. so if you want for someone to know the whole story, you have to tell the whole story. mitt romney needs to do more of that, if he wants people to say he relates and connects with me. >> well, he'll have his chance. i want to move on to another topic. i wanted to talk about the republicans and their featured speakers. most of them were young. many of them
this is very similar, i think, to then senator obama in 2008, where michelle obama was extremely effective in terms of describing a different side of him. it's up to the politician, the person who we're voting for, to be able to say this is how i connect with you. the advice they would give mitt romney is study your wife's speech, and realizethat when you're able to tell more of your personal story, people will then say, oh, i do identify with you. i remember interviewing bishop tj jakes....
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a fellow republican, senator rand paul, tells cnn that romney's approach is wrong, that more u.s. intervention in the mideast would not be effective, that our wars have fared poorly. in your opinion, what is the role of the u.s. in this region? >> first of all, we have to determine, is this region important to us? and the answer definitely is yes. because of our allies in the region from nato ally turkey which is under fire right now from syria to israel that's constantly being threatened to our gulf allies. secondly, energy. thirdly, this is the transportation and geographic hub of eurasia. fourthly, it's the cradle of civilizations in religions, it's part of our heritage. we can't walk away from the middle east, but it's a very tough, it's a very dangerous and it's a very turbulent region. and we take risks in being out there. >> former u.s. ambassador to iraq and turkey, jim jeffrey, thank you. >> thank you. >>> tens of thousands may have been given the contaminated steroid injections that are blamed for a deadly meningitis outbreak, but some say they saw it coming and even tri
a fellow republican, senator rand paul, tells cnn that romney's approach is wrong, that more u.s. intervention in the mideast would not be effective, that our wars have fared poorly. in your opinion, what is the role of the u.s. in this region? >> first of all, we have to determine, is this region important to us? and the answer definitely is yes. because of our allies in the region from nato ally turkey which is under fire right now from syria to israel that's constantly being threatened...
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joining me now from tampa is democratic senator chris van hollen. welcome. >> carol, great to be with you. >> thanks for being with us. if you talk to republicans, paul ryan was a hit. one of our analysts, david gergen, called ryan the new reagan. are democrats worried? >> no, we're not worried. this was a very disappointing speech, because republicans have claimed that they want to have a serious conversation about the issues. and last night proved that they're not serious at all. that speech that paul ryan delivered contained so much misinformation in distortion that it's kept the fact checkers up all night. and i'd be happy to go through some of them, because they go to the core of these issues. >> i know the most glaring one was probably the general motors plant in wisconsin closing. it actually closed under the bush administration, not the obama administration. but still, paul ryan's theme of people wanting a change in the white house, and mr. obama's policies not working. and the economy still moving at a sluggish pace. that resonated with the
joining me now from tampa is democratic senator chris van hollen. welcome. >> carol, great to be with you. >> thanks for being with us. if you talk to republicans, paul ryan was a hit. one of our analysts, david gergen, called ryan the new reagan. are democrats worried? >> no, we're not worried. this was a very disappointing speech, because republicans have claimed that they want to have a serious conversation about the issues. and last night proved that they're not serious at...
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when massachusetts did something quite extraordinary, elected a republican senator, to stop obama care, you pushed it through anyway. on a importapartisan basis, ins bringing america together and having a discussion on the important topic. >> you covered him. how much did he really work with dems versus having, you know, them -- having his vetoes -- having his vetoes overridden. >> well, you have to understand something about massachusetts politics and massachusetts government. it is a strong legislature system to begin with. and when you have an overwhelming majority of democrats in both the house and the senate, the governor really almost takes on a figure head role when it comes to legislative action. the legislature does what it wants to do and it has done that with republican governors, three republican governors before romney and done it with democratic governors before and after romney. >> what about education. you write about education because it was romney that said wednesday night we drove our schools to be number one in the nation. how much of that, fred, was that romney ver
when massachusetts did something quite extraordinary, elected a republican senator, to stop obama care, you pushed it through anyway. on a importapartisan basis, ins bringing america together and having a discussion on the important topic. >> you covered him. how much did he really work with dems versus having, you know, them -- having his vetoes -- having his vetoes overridden. >> well, you have to understand something about massachusetts politics and massachusetts government. it...
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here's senator john mccain being introduced as was barack obama. this is the al smith charity dinner back in 2008. it's kind of a funny time jokes but that's how they do it. want to take you back to 2008. >> i think it's a tribute to american democracy that with two weeks left and a hard-fought election, they could come together and sit down at the same dinner table without preconditions. >> i come here tonight to the al smith dinner knowing that i'm the underdog in the final weeks but if you know where to look, there are signs of hope. there's signs of hope, even in the most unexpected places, even in this room full of proud manhattan democrats. i can't -- i can't shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. [ applause ] i know i didn't -- good to see you here tonight, hillary. [ laughter ] >> recently one of john's top advisers told "the daily news" if we keep talking about the economy, mccain's going to lose. so tonight, i'd like to tuck abo talk about the economy. >> when a reporter asked him if senator obama was qualified to be
here's senator john mccain being introduced as was barack obama. this is the al smith charity dinner back in 2008. it's kind of a funny time jokes but that's how they do it. want to take you back to 2008. >> i think it's a tribute to american democracy that with two weeks left and a hard-fought election, they could come together and sit down at the same dinner table without preconditions. >> i come here tonight to the al smith dinner knowing that i'm the underdog in the final weeks...
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. >>> president obama is urging the senate to pass the so-called buffett rule today. to say it's a major talking point for the president is an understatement. the president was surrounded by millionaires and their secretaries on wednesday. on thursday, the president talked buff lett rule with the local tv stations. on saturday, the president pushed again for the buffett rule in his weekly radio address. today it goes to the senate. >> i hope you'll ask your member of congress to step up and echo that call this week. by voting for the buffett rule. >> cnn political director mark preston is with us. mark, talk about pressure for a law that doesn't have a snowball's chance of passing. >> reporter: certainly not going to pass today and very much what we are going to see in the senate there is a procedural vote to see if the senate can vote on this rule and doesn't look like the 60 votes needed to get that vote to happen. however, as you said, this is going to be such a huge political issue this year. we have seen the president really talking it up in major, major way. and
. >>> president obama is urging the senate to pass the so-called buffett rule today. to say it's a major talking point for the president is an understatement. the president was surrounded by millionaires and their secretaries on wednesday. on thursday, the president talked buff lett rule with the local tv stations. on saturday, the president pushed again for the buffett rule in his weekly radio address. today it goes to the senate. >> i hope you'll ask your member of congress to...
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senator obama really didn't have much experience, foreign policy knowledge. >> does that neutralize some of the criticism of president obama and joe biden? >> that criticism is not what this election is about. this is not an election by virtue of -- this is an election mitt romney needs to turn into ideology, turn into the big policy matters that are going to change this country for better or for worse. that's where this election stands. now from president obama's point of view, he wants to make the focus on senior citizens, on medicare, and, of course, on mitt romney's radar. >> there's bob mcdonald. he's the governor of virginia. he was supposedly on one of the short lists as well. obviously he didn't get the vice presidential pick, but he's going to be introducing mitt romney, who in turn will introduce paul ryan. we're not very far away. stand by for that. i want to bring in donna brazil, campaign strategist who was the campaign manager for al gore's 2000 campaign. give me a thought. what do you think about this decision. the most important decision presidential candidate will make,
senator obama really didn't have much experience, foreign policy knowledge. >> does that neutralize some of the criticism of president obama and joe biden? >> that criticism is not what this election is about. this is not an election by virtue of -- this is an election mitt romney needs to turn into ideology, turn into the big policy matters that are going to change this country for better or for worse. that's where this election stands. now from president obama's point of view, he...
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president obama set his terms and challenged the house and senate to get it it done. brianna keilar joins me now. is the president just sitting in the oval office waiting for a bill to get delivered to him? where's he in all of this? >> reporter: vice president biden is very much the president's proxy in all of this. it's easy to understand why. both the president and vice president served in the senate, but biden served in the senate for decades with all of the players that he now has to engage with. he knows the personalities. he knows the rhythms of the senate and of congress better than president obama, you could argue. it makes sense that he's serving as the president's proxy. this is something the president is engaged with. this is something the white house is very engaged with. he said yesterday he's optimistic that a deal can be struck. i think that's not surprising. that's what you'd expect to come from president obama. but we're also -- we sort of said tonight is the deadline and that's true because a lot of the tax cuts expire at midnight. the sense we're g
president obama set his terms and challenged the house and senate to get it it done. brianna keilar joins me now. is the president just sitting in the oval office waiting for a bill to get delivered to him? where's he in all of this? >> reporter: vice president biden is very much the president's proxy in all of this. it's easy to understand why. both the president and vice president served in the senate, but biden served in the senate for decades with all of the players that he now has to...
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charlene has forced 3 state senators into early retirement. godaddy.com. charlene on the outside. karl on the inside. ♪ >>> president obama and mitt romney spend a lot of time talking about facts and figures, and well, themselves. but what if both men are missing out on the big picture. jonas sax joins me. jonah, welcome. you're an ad guy. you mold messages so, you know, so something will sell. so before we apply this to politics, your litmus test, you talk about this, is whether or not someone is an effective story teller and not the once upon a time kind of story. can you explain? >> sure. marketers learned long ago that if you just push your product based on the facts or the claims, it's very hard for audiences to get really inspired and to be part of the campaign that you're putting out there. but if you can tell a story, paint a compelling view of the world that people want to be apart of and make your audience a hero in that story. tell them where they are in relation to you not just a story you're selling them. that's where you start to build tribes of people who are pass
charlene has forced 3 state senators into early retirement. godaddy.com. charlene on the outside. karl on the inside. ♪ >>> president obama and mitt romney spend a lot of time talking about facts and figures, and well, themselves. but what if both men are missing out on the big picture. jonas sax joins me. jonah, welcome. you're an ad guy. you mold messages so, you know, so something will sell. so before we apply this to politics, your litmus test, you talk about this, is whether or...
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also we'll talk to democratic party leader and senate majority whip dick durbin. new york senator chuck consumer. illinois governor pat quinn. and will.i.am of the black eyed peas. >> whoo. >> that's the one you whoo about? that is it for us. let's get right to cnn newsroom. see you back here tomorrow morning. >>> are we looking at 2012 or 2016 here? show stopper. karina victoria caught on the dnc stadium cam and stealing her father's big moment and getting a whole lot of buzz this morning. >>> stern warning. the head of the navy s.e.a.l.s comes out swinging. this morning how the pentagon will handle this very sticky situation. >>> scare on the lake. a bizarre accident all caught on camera. the boaters caught by surprise after hitting another boat's wake. couldn't get enough of this one this morning. >>> and kickoff. the nfl season begins for real today. tonight's showdown, the dallas cowboys face the new york giants. but will the replacement refs keep up? "cnn newsroom" begins right now. >>> good morning. thank you so much for joining me this morning. i'm carol c
also we'll talk to democratic party leader and senate majority whip dick durbin. new york senator chuck consumer. illinois governor pat quinn. and will.i.am of the black eyed peas. >> whoo. >> that's the one you whoo about? that is it for us. let's get right to cnn newsroom. see you back here tomorrow morning. >>> are we looking at 2012 or 2016 here? show stopper. karina victoria caught on the dnc stadium cam and stealing her father's big moment and getting a whole lot of...